VLADIMIR PESNYA

I'm a photojournalist. I was born in 1970 in Moscow and live here. The sphere of my interests includes social issues, sports, culture, news and more. I'm a winner of multiple international and Russian photo contests: World Press Photo (2016), NPPA Best of Photojurnalism (2018), Paris Sport Photo (2016) and other. Also I have experience in creative meetings and master classes in Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan (2016-2021). I'm an author of a brief training course of the sports photography (2020-2021)

My Exhibition activities

Personal exhibitions

«Talents and admires», Svoy Krug, Moscow, 2015
«Outside of emotions' limits», Svoy Krug, Moscow, 2015
«Ice and Fire», Svoy Krug, Moscow, 2015
«3G: Graphics, Grace, Gymnastics», Svoy Krug, Moscow, 2016
«Hot Ice», Svoy Krug, Moscow, 2016
«Children's problem», Chelyabinsk, 2016
«CSKA sports», CSKA Indoor Hall, 2017
«Train of Hope», Central House of Journalist, Moscow, 2018
«PyeongChang Echoe», Svoy Krug, Moscow, 2018
«Elephant Trunk», Svoy Krug, Moscow, 2018
«Japanese Crossroads», Central House of Journalist, Moscow, 2019
«Bonus game», Svoy Krug, Moscow, 2020
«Olympic Games and Big Emptiness», Svoy Krug gallery, Moscow, 2021

Selected collective exhibitions

«Football Window», Moscow, 2006
«La Russie Eternelle», Galerie Andre Chefer, Paris, 2008
«Tin», exhibition of the "Russian Reporter" magazine, Moscow, 2009
«La Russie Eternelle», Universite de Caen, 2010
«La Russie Eternell», Salle Royale a la Madeleine, Paris, 2010
«Sports Russia», Museum of Modern History of Russia, Moscow, 2011
«Sports Russia», Arts Square, Sochi, 2011
«Kalocagatius», Gallery Belyaevo, Moscow, 2011
«It's time to live», about people struggling with leukemia, Gallery of Classic Photography, Moscow, 2015
«World Press Photo-2016», various cities and countries 2016-2017
«Breathe, please!», about the work of medics during a Pandemic COVID-19, State Historical Museum, Moscow, 2021
«I live», about people with orphan diseases, Council of Federation, Moscow, 2022
«Sports in photography. From Rodchenko to the present day», Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, 2024

My education

Moscow Institute of Geodesy, Aerophotos and Cartography, Geodesic Faculty (1987 - 1991)
New Humanitarian University, Faculty of Journalism (1992-1993)

My employment history

«Book Review», weekly newspaper. Reporter (1992-1994)
«Stroke builder», newspaper of the Ordzhonikidze Plant. Chief Editor (1996)
«Sport-Express», daily newspaper. Reporter of the Information Department, Deputy Head of the Information Department, Deputy of Chief Editor of SE-Internet, Chief Editor of SE-Internet (1997-2002)
«Olympic champion», monthly magazine. Reporter (2003)
Russian Volleyball Federation. Press officer (2003-2004)
«Tennis and Business», monthly magazine. Editor, Photographer, Bild Editor (2003-2004)
«Soviet Sport», daily newspaper. Reporter, photographer (2004)
«Epsilon», photo agency. Photographer (2004-2006)
«Sport day after day» (daily newspaper). Photographer (2006-2011)
RIA Novosti (news agency). Photographer (2011 - 2021)

Also I collaborated as a photographer with a number of international and Russian media, including Getty Images, Agency France Press, Associated Press and European Press Photo Agency.